Eugène Ionesco
(1909-1994), PlaywrightSitter in 7 portraits
Rumanian-born playwright and essayist who lived in Paris. His first play The Bald Soprano (1949) revolutionised dramatic techniques and helped launch the Theatre of the Absurd. Ionesco's avant-garde style dramatised the futility of social conventions and attacked totalitarianism and conformity. His plays include The Lesson (1951), The Chairs (1952), The Bald Soprano (1953) and Rhinoceros (1959).
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1960
NPG x127776
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1960
NPG x127777
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1960
NPG x127778
Rodica Ionesco (née Burileanu); Eugène Ionesco
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1960
NPG x127779
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1960
NPG x31639
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1960
NPG x134151
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